Comments on: Daily Delicious - Photo of the Year http://www.somerandomdude.net/blog/daily-delicious/photo-of-the-year-2006/ Your basic design blog. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: kellie http://www.somerandomdude.net/blog/daily-delicious/photo-of-the-year-2006/#comment-28320 kellie Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:07:56 +0000 http://www.somerandomdude.net/blog/daily-delicious/photo-of-the-year-2006/#comment-28320 The photo of the year speaks for itself. It is absolutely powerful and compelling. In general, a balance of composition and content make a truly successful photograph. But I don't think an equal weight of both elements are always necessary. The importance of how much composition or content is relative to the KIND of photography being critiqued. Not all photographs are equal. There is editorial photography, fashion, fine art, etc. For a fashion photographer, content is not as important as a composition. A beautiful woman holding a handbag is immortalized through an artistic composition, filters, and immaculate lighting. On the other hand, a photograph accompanying a National Geographic article must have substantial content to convey the article's message AND good composition to make the image compelling enough for people to observe. Leah also makes an excellent point about subject matters that are open for viewer interpretation. Those kinds of images definitely enhances the experience/impact created by the photograph. The photo of the year speaks for itself. It is absolutely powerful and compelling.

In general, a balance of composition and content make a truly successful photograph. But I don’t think an equal weight of both elements are always necessary. The importance of how much composition or content is relative to the KIND of photography being critiqued. Not all photographs are equal. There is editorial photography, fashion, fine art, etc. For a fashion photographer, content is not as important as a composition. A beautiful woman holding a handbag is immortalized through an artistic composition, filters, and immaculate lighting. On the other hand, a photograph accompanying a National Geographic article must have substantial content to convey the article’s message AND good composition to make the image compelling enough for people to observe. Leah also makes an excellent point about subject matters that are open for viewer interpretation. Those kinds of images definitely enhances the experience/impact created by the photograph.

]]> By: Leah http://www.somerandomdude.net/blog/daily-delicious/photo-of-the-year-2006/#comment-28307 Leah Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:18:29 +0000 http://www.somerandomdude.net/blog/daily-delicious/photo-of-the-year-2006/#comment-28307 I think that when you are discussing composition v. content, there is no easy answer. I think that photos such as this one are compelling not only for the composition and content, but also because each person that views it can identify a bit with the photo in their own way. The photo is a scene representing a globalized reality fraught with violence and the clashing of smaller worlds due to race, creed, class, gender, etc. Yet, there is hope that these tensions will be resolved. I think that when you are discussing composition v. content, there is no easy answer. I think that photos such as this one are compelling not only for the composition and content, but also because each person that views it can identify a bit with the photo in their own way. The photo is a scene representing a globalized reality fraught with violence and the clashing of smaller worlds due to race, creed, class, gender, etc. Yet, there is hope that these tensions will be resolved.

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